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Dr Adwoa Agyei-Nkansah, Physician Consultant and Hepatologist at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), has called on Ghanaians, particularly pregnant women to screen for hepatitis B (hep B) to know their status. She said babies born to a mother with hepatitis B had a 90 per cent chance of developing chronic hepatitis…
When the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out begun globally, pregnant women were asked not to roll up their sleeves for a jab until further research was conducted to prove its safety for use. Months after several investigations, vaccine manufactures announced that they have a scientific prove that the COVID-19 vaccines could be…
On the banks of the Korle Lagoon resides a community of scrap dealers, many of whom have been living along the deserted area for decades. Wooden and other makeshift structures sprawl along the Lagoon, which has become home to more than 5,000 inhabitants - many of whom have migrated from…
Download logoNorth West Department of Health MEC Madoda Sambatha recently provided an update on the achievements of the Section 100 (1) (b) intervention
Fifty-four-year-old Asana Forson, whose son has been battling with mental health difficulties for the past three years, has been struggling to get a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine for her son for months. Fearing that her son was vulnerable to catching the virus due his condition, she did not hesitate…